Richard Beasley, 53, is charged in the murders of three men, two of whom were apparently lured by a Craigslist ad for a non-existent job. He faces the death penalty.

David Pauley, 51, of Norfolk, Virginia; Ralph Geiger, 56, of Akron, Ohio; and Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon, Ohio were shot and killed. According to prosecutors, Beasley was the mastermind and the triggerman.

Beasley is also charged with the attempted murder of Scott Davis, who answered the Craigslist ad and was shot in the arm while escaping after meeting Beasley and his teenage accomplice Brogan Rafferty. The ad offered a $300-a-week caretaker job in rural Ohio.

Rafferty, 17, was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison without parole in November for his role in the deadly scheme. He was 16 years old at the time of the crimes and not eligible for the death penalty.

The court says it could be Feb. 27 before a jury is seated in the capital murder case.